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BY PETER MAZEREEUW
August 5, 2019

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Senate standoff sees Conservatives wield ‘exceptional and rarely used’ motion, putting two private members’ bills on ice

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A junk food bill, a first responder bill, and a 'hoist motion' are all in play when the Red Chamber returns next year as the Conservatives and Independent Senators Group fling accusations of political games at each other in the meantime.

Senate standoff sees Conservatives wield ‘exceptional and rarely used’ motion, putting two private members’ bills on ice

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A junk food bill, a first responder bill, and a 'hoist motion' are all in play when the Red Chamber returns next year as the Conservatives and Independent Senators Group fling accusations of political games at each other in the meantime.

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‘It pains me to do this’: former Tory MP MacKenzie blasts Poilievre and Scheer for favouring Oxford, Ont., nomination candidate

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Tory MP Patzer’s Hill staffer, Van Dorland, announces his candidacy for coveted Conservative nomination in Oxford, Ont.

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Conservative Party’s outreach chair Khanna to duke it out with Tory MP MacKenzie’s daughter Tait and former Hill staffer Roth in coveted Oxford, Ont., nomination bid

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‘It pains me to do this’: former Tory MP MacKenzie blasts Poilievre and Scheer for favouring Oxford, Ont., nomination candidate

NewsBY ABBAS RANA

Feb. 25 was the last day to enter the coveted Oxford, Ont., nomination as a candidate or to buy party membership to be eligible to vote in the contest, according to a Feb. 23 notice sent by the Conservative Party to members in the riding.

‘It pains me to do this’: former Tory MP MacKenzie blasts Poilievre and Scheer for favouring Oxford, Ont., nomination candidate

NewsBY ABBAS RANA

Feb. 25 was the last day to enter the coveted Oxford, Ont., nomination as a candidate or to buy party membership to be eligible to vote in the contest, according to a Feb. 23 notice sent by the Conservative Party to members in the riding.

Tory MP Patzer’s Hill staffer, Van Dorland, announces his candidacy for coveted Conservative nomination in Oxford, Ont.

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Gerrit Van Dorland, executive assistant to Conservative MP Jeremy Patzer, officially launched his campaign last week. So far, four Conservatives are interested in the nomination for this safe Tory seat.

Tory MP Patzer’s Hill staffer, Van Dorland, announces his candidacy for coveted Conservative nomination in Oxford, Ont.

NewsBY ABBAS RANA

Gerrit Van Dorland, executive assistant to Conservative MP Jeremy Patzer, officially launched his campaign last week. So far, four Conservatives are interested in the nomination for this safe Tory seat.

Conservative Party’s outreach chair Khanna to duke it out with Tory MP MacKenzie’s daughter Tait and former Hill staffer Roth in coveted Oxford, Ont., nomination bid

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Deborah Tait, daughter of outgoing Conservative MP Dave MacKenzie, says she does not know if Arpan Khanna has any ties with the Oxford, Ont., and says it will be ‘very difficult’ for a ‘parachute candidate’ to win the riding.

Conservative Party’s outreach chair Khanna to duke it out with Tory MP MacKenzie’s daughter Tait and former Hill staffer Roth in coveted Oxford, Ont., nomination bid

NewsBY ABBAS RANA

Deborah Tait, daughter of outgoing Conservative MP Dave MacKenzie, says she does not know if Arpan Khanna has any ties with the Oxford, Ont., and says it will be ‘very difficult’ for a ‘parachute candidate’ to win the riding.